No more. That was the theme this afternoon of a joint press conference hosted by the eight unions that comprise the National Trade Union Congress of Belize. It was an alphabet soup of acronyms but the message they spelled out was clear: they are strongly opposed to any tax hikes that are all but certain […]
It might have gotten lost in all the talk about the budget but on Wednesday, a law suit was filed in the Supreme Court against Belize Telecommunications Limited by a group of small shareholders. Attorney Lois Young Barrow filed the suit on behalf of the Belize National Teachers Union, the Public Service Union and several […]
It is not the kind of story we usually report on this newscast, but the death of a woman from Gardenia village requires special mention. On Wednesday morning around eight thirty, in the quiet village of Gardenia in the Belize District, twenty eight year old Lavern Williams ended her life by hanging herself at her […]
A former government employee has been arrested and charged in connection with a series of thefts using forged documents over the last six months. According to police reports, twenty-six year old Gabriel Mai worked as a clerk at the Orange Walk office of the Ministry of Works up until November of last year. As part […]
A different kind of hold-up at another gas station has led to one man’s arrest for robbery. According to authorities, around nine on January seventh, a Texaco gas station attendant reported that while at the BelChina bridge facility, a yellow Crown Victoria car drove up and ordered ten dollars worth of gas. But just as […]
In a follow to a story we reported yesterday about a woman raped at her place of employment on the Western Highway, police have arrested forty-three year old Kent Francis of Far West Street in Belize City. Francis has been charged with rape.
A thirteen year old boy has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death of his three year old nephew. According to Orange Walk police, the baby’s mother, twenty-one year old Maria Concepcion Tiul, had gone out on a night of socializing with her friends and left the toddler, three year old […]
Belizeans producers and entrepreneurs who are interested in cross border trade with Guatemala now have a new tool to facilitate multi lateral business investments. Under the “Enhancing Commercial Linkages” project, that seeks to promote private sector commercial activities between Belize and our neighbour to the west, a new website was launched this afternoon to promote […]
It has no money, no equipment and no permanent staff, but this evening Eglah’s Training Centre for Women was officially opened to the public. The facility, located at the corner of 43 West Collet canal and Racoon Street, was named after the late Eglah Menzies, a Belizean educator, who died in 1995. According to the […]
It was a disaster that, hopefully, most of us will not see equaled in our lifetimes. And while no Belizeans were directly affected by last month’s Tsunami in the Indian Ocean, we know that when trouble heads in our direction we will want others to care. That may be one reason why the cause of […]
If you’re looking for a cup of Lipton, Red Rose or Tetley then the tea shop described in our next story is not for you. But if you want a hot drink that will cure what ails you…then Regie’s might be just what the doctor ordered. Patrick Jones reports. Patrick Jones, Reporting Whether it?s a […]
